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M. FLINT.

BOUQUET HOLDER.

No. 337,569. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

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MARIETTA FLINT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOUQUET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,569, dated March 9,1886.

Application filed August 24, 1885.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, MARIET'IA FLINT, of the city, county, and State ofNew York.have invented a new and Improved Bouquet-Holder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a device to be worn upon the person for holdingand preserving natural flowers; and the invention consists of theconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved flower holding andpreserving device, and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same.

A represents the body of the receiver,made of ornamental design and ofany suitable size and material-glass, hard rubber, celluloid, or othermaterial. In the cavity B of the receiver is, by preference, placed thesponge G, or other absorbent, which is formed with the cavity 1), toreceive and partially inclose the lower ends of the stems of the flowerswhen placed in the device. The receiver A is, by preference, permanentlyclosed at its lower end. At its open end it is provided with the. holderD, in the tube d of which the stems of the flowers are to be placed. TheholderD is flanged at d, to closely fit the open end of the receiver A,but not to fit so tightly but what it may be removed for cleaning thereceiver and replacing the sponge or other absorbent O. The tube cl ismade of a length equal to about one-half the depth of the receiver A,and is of much less diameter than the cavity of the receiver, so as toform an annular space, f, between the outer surface of the tube and theSerial No. 175,210. (No model) end of the receiver is secured the keeperor hook h, in which the pin E may be placed to secure the device upon agarment. V

In use the receiver A is simply to be filled or partially filled withwater and attached to the garment, and the stems of the flowers to beworn are simply to be placed in the tube (1. where they will be heldwith the lower ends of the stems submerged in water. The sponge 0,having the cavity 11, will partially inclose the stems, and,being wet,will moisten the stems of the flowers and assist in preserving them, andby the use of the sponge only a small quantity of water is needed in thereceiver.

By this device natural flowers may be worn upon the hat, or bonnet, orother garment for a long time without fading, and there is no danger ofwater escap ng from the receiver to Soil any garment of the wearer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a bouquet-holder consisting of areceiver, A, provided with the cavity B, and the holder D,

fitting into the upper end of the cavity B, and

provided with the depending tube (1, of less diameter than the cavity,and extending to a point at or near the center thereof, the sides of thetube being imperforate, substantially as set forth.

MARIETTA FLINT. Witnesses:

H. A. WEs'r, O. SEDGWIOK.

